Month: February 2026

Stella Kostova is the chairperson of RAKO – the Roma Academy for Culture and Education in Sliven, established in 2008. Prior to that, she headed a Roma youth organization, but decided to create a new structure focused on culture, education, and human rights. Stella is a psychologist by profession and works at a school in Sliven, combining her academic work with active civic engagement. Read more “Stella Kostova – Lending a Hand to Your Community”

Teodora Kolakova has been a social worker in Stara Zagora since 2011, dedicated to caring for children and families in need. Her professional portfolio includes various positions, from child protection and work at a European-funded Early Childhood Development Center to her current position at the Center for Public Support for Children and Families, managed by the municipality of Stara Zagora. “The position requires you to understand everything and be able to handle everything,” says Teodora, “but the biggest motivation is the contact with people and the opportunity to be useful.” Read more “Teodora Kolakova – “Trust, patience, and support – the key to change””

Petya Sokolova is a teacher at the Nezabravka kindergarten in Byala Slatina and also works at the Future for Children Center in the local municipality. There, her main focus is on children with speech and language disorders and autism—a group that many colleagues are reluctant to work with. “We have students with autism at the center, and many of them come from other municipalities. I welcome them in my office because I believe that every child deserves attention and support.”
Read more “Petya Sokolova – A calling to help every child”

Desislava Boshnakova has been the director of the Elena Gruncharova kindergarten in Gorna Oryahovitsa since 2007. She was born in Veliko Tarnovo, but has been living and working in Gorna Oryahovitsa for years, where she began her professional career as a primary and kindergarten teacher. She is herself a mother of three children. She says she always finds time for walks—her way of recharging her batteries for her dynamic everyday life.
Read more “Desislava Boshnakova – The mission to give every child a chance”

In the heart of the small village of Bozveliysko, in the municipality of Provadia, lives and works one of those teachers who don’t just teach classes—they change lives. Her name is Yulia Boyeva, a native of the village of Charkovna, and she is the director of a kindergarten in Bozveliysko. She is a primary school teacher by training, but much of her professional career has been spent in early childhood education. For more than three decades now, she has worked with dedication to ensure that children receive a quality education and love, regardless of their background or social environment.

Read more “Yulia Boeva – “Every child deserves trust, attention, and a chance to grow””

In this interview, we will meet Arso Ganev, deputy mayor of the Iztok neighborhood in Kyustendil, a place with a rich history and a strong community. Arso is also an educational mediator in two schools, as well as a housing mediator—a position related to the process of legalizing illegal buildings. Arso is also an educational mediator in two schools, as well as a housing mediator—a position related to the process of legalizing illegal buildings, which is being implemented for the first time in Bulgaria in this very neighborhood.
Read more “Arso Ganev: “I want the Roma community not just to integrate, but to develop.””

Stories of the people behind the change in the education of children from the Roma community. Read more “The Voices of REYN Bulgaria Network”

On December 9–12, 2025, the municipality of Yambol hosted the first national training for educational mediators, organized as part of the project “Support for Educational Mediators in Kindergartens through an Internship Model,” funded by the Trust for Social Achievement (TSA). Read more “First national training for educational mediators + INVITATION”